Seoul High Court Acquits Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-yong
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February 4, 2025
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Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong has been found not guilty in a case involving the alleged fraudulent inflation of the share price... Read More
Is Samsung Gearing Up For Large Mergers And Acquisitions?
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July 22, 2024
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As Samsung moves to develop its capabilities in the AI market, it is believed to be accelerating its merger and acquisition efforts... Read More
Europe To Probe Microsoft’s Investment In OpenAI And Virtual Worlds
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January 10, 2024
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The European Commission is considering whether Microsoft’s US$13billion investment in ChatGPT developer OpenAI complies with its merger regulations. Reports overnight say EC... Read More
Activision Fears $106 Billion Microsoft Deal Could Topple
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November 8, 2022
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Microsoft’s proposed A$106.5 billion Activision buyout has faced a level of regulator scrutiny that the tech giant wasn’t expecting. This is leading... Read More
Microsoft, Activision Deal Under Threat
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February 2, 2022
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Microsoft Corp.’s proposed A$105 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard will be scrutinised by the Federal Trade Commission, an early hurdle that might... Read More
ACCC Wants More Power Over Mergers After TPG Defeat
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August 27, 2021
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Following its failure to scuttle the TPG-Vodafone merger last year, the ACCC is seeking a major overhaul of the merger process, which... Read More
Avast and NortonLifeLock In Merger Talks
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July 15, 2021
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Cybersecurity software company Avast is in “advanced talks” to merge with security firm NortonLifeLock. However, Avast were cautious in a statement announcing... Read More
Beijing Widens Crackdown On Chinese IPOs And Mergers
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July 12, 2021
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China’s cyberspace regulator is clamping down on companies with data for more than one million users saying they must undergo a security... Read More
ACCC Moves To Enforce Stricter Merger Controls For Tech Companies
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April 21, 2021
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Australia’s competition watchdog the ACCC has banded with the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority and Germany’s Bundeskartellamt in an effort to control... Read More
Symantec Walk Away From Broadcom Bid
Cybersecurity firm Symantec has closed the door on a potential takeover bid from US chipmaker Broadcom after talks broke down over pricing... Read More
